Here's one for you...

[meltdown75]

Why is it that some Asian folks walk around with handkerchiefs or other little things over their mouth & nose? Is it just a germ thing?

I recently saw this back in October when we were vacationing in Banff, Alberta but I just saw a few people at lunch doing this and it reminded me that I wanted to ask why. I tried to google it or find something on wikipedia to answer my question but I came up short, so I must resort to the ATOT thinktank.

*flamesuit on*

 

[Howard]

Banditos!

 

[krunchykrome]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Why is it that some Asian folks walk around with handkerchiefs or other little things over their mouth & nose? Is it just a germ thing?

I recently saw this back in October when we were vacationing in Banff, Alberta but I just saw a few people at lunch doing this and it reminded me that I wanted to ask why. I tried to google it or find something on wikipedia to answer my question but I came up short, so I must resort to the ATOT thinktank.

*flamesuit on*

SARS?

 

[DeadByDawn]

Ninja

 

[leftyman]

MJ wannabes

 

[MercenaryForHire]

You were a witness to a train robbery. :Q

- M4H

 

[nakedfrog]

Pretty sure it's a germ thing. I remember seeing people wearing those painter-mask type of things when we lived in Japan.

 

[FoBoT]

SARS and bird flu are both asian?

 

[jacob0401]

You should thank them they are keeping their filthy germs to themselves...


But yea became really prevalent in Asia when SARS came about. Also generally used in Asia to supposeduly prevent inhalation of the air poulltion, but its effectiveness is dubious as the masks they use are surgical/work masks and only block large air particulates.

 

[jonessoda]

Serious answer: Cold masks. In many Asian countries, it's considered a courtesy to others to wear them to avoid spreading your germs.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
SARS and bird fru are both asian?

Fixed

- M4H

 

[rgwalt]

On a recent flight I took a young man (white) wore one of those masks while on the plane. It turns out that he had a really bad cold and didn't want to spread it through the nasty, recycled plane air.

R

 

[Lola]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: FoBoT
SARS and bird fru are both asian?

Fixed

- M4H

I laughed at that.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: rgwalt
On a recent flight I took a young man (white) wore one of those masks while on the plane. It turns out that he had a really bad cold and didn't want to spread it through the nasty, recycled plane air.

R

Reposts don't exist anymore due to lack of an operable search function.

 

[meltdown75]

Thanks for the replies.

Ninjas, just as I thought.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Thanks for the replies.

Ninjas, just as I thought.

? ? Punch

- M4H

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: rgwalt
On a recent flight I took a young man (white) wore one of those masks while on the plane. It turns out that he had a really bad cold and didn't want to spread it through the nasty, recycled plane air.

R

Reposts don't exist anymore due to lack of an operable search function.

I sign all of my messages with my inital R. Sorry for the confusion.

R

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Thanks for the replies.

Ninjas, just as I thought.

? ? Punch

- M4H

TOASTY!

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: rgwalt

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: rgwalt
On a recent flight I took a young man (white) wore one of those masks while on the plane. It turns out that he had a really bad cold and didn't want to spread it through the nasty, recycled plane air.

R

Reposts don't exist anymore due to lack of an operable search function.

I sign all of my messages with my inital R. Sorry for the confusion.

R

:laugh: my bad!

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: rgwalt

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: rgwalt
On a recent flight I took a young man (white) wore one of those masks while on the plane. It turns out that he had a really bad cold and didn't want to spread it through the nasty, recycled plane air.

R

Reposts don't exist anymore due to lack of an operable search function.

I sign all of my messages with my inital R. Sorry for the confusion.

R

:laugh: my bad!

No prob!

R

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Thanks for the replies.

Ninjas, just as I thought.

? ? Punch

- M4H

TOASTY!

Fixed :laugh:

- M4H

 

[iRONic]

Originally posted by: Howard
Banditos!

Just how far down do you want to go
We can talk it out over a cup of joe
And you can look deep in my eyes
Like I was a super-model

Uh huh

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: krunchykrome

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Why is it that some Asian folks walk around with handkerchiefs or other little things over their mouth & nose? Is it just a germ thing?

I recently saw this back in October when we were vacationing in Banff, Alberta but I just saw a few people at lunch doing this and it reminded me that I wanted to ask why. I tried to google it or find something on wikipedia to answer my question but I came up short, so I must resort to the ATOT thinktank.

*flamesuit on*

SARS?

That must be it.